Useful Websites

Comprehensive Health Education Foundation: Benefits millions of people by addressing the issues most pertinent to the health and well-being of today's society. As the national leader in prevention education, they provide the skills, information, and resources that people of all ages need to live safe and healthy lives.; http://www.chef.org
Connect for Kids: Connect for Kids work to connect concerned adults and young peoplewhether they're new to the issues or already activiststo compelling, accurate information and context on children's issues, as well as tools to take action. The organization also helps child- and youth-focused organizations effectively reach a broad audiencethe public, professional peers, and policymakerswith their content and materials. Through their Website, Connect for Kids gives visitors the information and tools they need to learn about issues affecting children, families, and communities and to take action to improve policies and programs, and, ultimately, the fabric of our nation as a whole.; http://www.connectforkids.org
Consumer Product Safety Commission: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.; http://www.cpsc.gov
The Dana Foundation: The Dana Foundation is a private philanthropy with principal interests in brain science, immunology, and arts education.; http://www.dana.org
Governor's Office of the Education Ombudsman: The Office of the Education Ombudsman is a state agency within the Governor's Office that serves students, families, teachers and communities to support student success.; http://www.waparentslearn.org
Washington State Department of Health: The Department of Health works with its federal, state, and local partners to help people in Washington stay healthier and safer. Our programs and services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live and work, provide education to help people make good health decisions and ensure our state is prepared for emergencies.; http://www.doh.wa.gov
Council for Exceptional Children Division of Early Childhood: The Division for Early Childhood promotes policies and advances evidence-based practices that support families and enhance the optimal development of young children who have or are at risk for developmental delays and disabilities.; http://www.dec-sped.org
National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies' Family TLC: Provides busy, caring adults with a means to encourage learning and enrich relationships with their children.; http://www.familytlc.net/
Families and Work Institute: Families and Work Institute is a nonprofit center dedicated to providing research for living in today's changing workplace, changing family, and changing community.; http://www.familiesandwork.org
Family Communications: Family Communications is a nonprofit organization founded in 1971 by Fred Rogers as the production company for MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD. They develop projects in all media, provide education and training for people who work with young children and consult on issues that affect families.; http://www.fci.org/parenting.asp
Foundation for Early Learning: The Foundation for Early Learning grew out of the Governor's Commission on Early Learning and was started with a generous $10 million grant from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Over the first seven years, the Foundation for Early Learning has invested nearly $7 million in early learning programs and networks in Washington. The Foundation for Early Learning plays a key role in developing community-based initiatives that support parents as their children's first teachers and programs to ensure that all children have access to high-quality child care.; http://www.earlylearning.org
Healthy Kids, Healthy Care: Parents as Partners in Promoting Healthy and Safe Child Care.; http://www.healthykids.us
Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program: Parents Located within the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), the Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program (ITEIP) provides early intervention services, including family resources coordination, for eligible children from birth to age three and their families.; http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/iteip/
KidsHealth: KidsHealth is the largest site on the Web that provides doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, the award-winning KidsHealth provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use.; http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/
National Association for the Education of Young Children: Information for Families: The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age eight.; http://www.naeyc.org/families/
National Institute on Media and the Family: The National Institute on Media and the Family works to help parents and communities watch what our kids watch. The National Institute on Media and the Family is the world's leading and most respected research-based organization on the positive and harmful effects of media on children and youth. The National Institute on Media and the Family is an independent, nonpartisan, nonsectarian, and nonprofit organization that is based on research, education, and advocacy.; http://www.mediafamily.org/
National Safe Kids Campaign: Safe Kids Worldwide is the first and only international nonprofit organization dedicated solely to preventing unintentional childhood injury.; http://www.safekids.org/
Official children's portal to the United States government: Kids.gov is the official kids' portal for the U.S. government. It links to over 1,200 web pages from government agencies, schools, and educational organizations, all geared to the learning level and interest of kids.; http://www.kids.gov
Parents as Teachers National Center: Provides the information, support and encouragement parents need to help their children develop optimally during the crucial early years of life.; http://www.parentsasteachers.org/site/pp.asp?c=ekIRLcMZJxE&b=272091
ParentHelp 123: ParentHelp123.org helps Washington State families apply for health and food programs, and locate resources in their local communities. ParentHelp123.org also contains health information for pregnant women, parents of new babies, and families with children.; http://www.parenthelp123.org
Talaris Research Institute: Produces research dedicated to discovering how children think, feel, and learn.; http://www.talaris.org/
Thrive by Five Washington: Private-public partnership dedicated to increasing school readiness in Washington children ages birth to five.; http://www.thrivebyfivewa.org
Washington Association for the Education of Young Children (WAEYC): Works for the well-being and education of all young children, with an emphasis on those birth to eight years old, and their families. WAEYC also partners with DEL to administer the STARS registry.; http://www.waeyc.org/
Washington Council for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (WCPCAN): WCPCAN is a 15-member, governor-appointed council legislated to promote prevention of child abuse and neglect.; http://www.wcpcan.wa.gov/
Washington State Child Care Resource & Referral Network: A statewide network of community-based child care resource and referral agencies. The network helps parents locate licensed child care. It offers consumer education, training and technical assistance to parents, child care providers, employers and the community.; http://www.childcarenet.org
WorkFirst: Washington's welfare reform program that helps financially struggling families find jobs, keep their jobs, get better jobs and build a better life for their children.; http://www.workfirst.wa.gov/default.asp
Zero to Three: Information for parents on the first three years of life from the National Zero to Three organization.; http://www.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homepage